[K12OSN] Why PA system mode?

[Warren Togami Jr.]

On 8/15/2011 8:57 AM, Jeff Siddall wrote:
> The same user (both UID and name) logged in on the server is also
> present on the client -- with LTSP5 anyway. Not sure about what magic
> happens behind the scenes but a custom /etc/passwd containing the real
> user is mounted as a tmpfs file on the client. Have a look at a
> /etc/passwd on one of your logged in client to see what I mean.
>
> So really the user is on both the client and server and as such it seems
> like pulse could run as the real user.
>
> Maybe the system mode thing is a carryover from a time in the past
> (LTSP4 maybe?) where there were no real users on the client? Can anyone
> confirm/deny this?
>

Convince LTSP upstream to change it and it will change in K12Linux.

Warren